About Me
I’ve had the greatest pleasure of traveling all over the United States, as well as visiting some really beautiful places in nine different countries throughout my life.
2023: The Year That Changed Me
I lived in France for 3 months over the summer of 2023, visiting family, enjoying some REALLY good food, exploring some beautiful areas such as Saint-Pierre- Quibron, Annecy, Chamonix, and Bar-Sur-Sein. But most importantly, finding out who I wanted to be moving forward. I missed shooting a lot. My soul was craving it, just like it was craving adventure. My friends always joke about my having a wanderlust gypsy soul, but it’s true.
I journaled, and journaled, and journaled. What makes me happy? What are things that I need in my life? Mountains. Nature. Archery. Creativity. Freedom. What direction do I want to go? I knew that I needed the ability to be flexible in my work, one that allowed me to do the work that I love, designing websites, photography, business strategy, while allowing me to live my life. Work to Live, not Live to Work.
Traveling and Photography
All of that has led to traveling. A LOT.
It started even earlier than my trip to France. January 2023 was when all of the traveling started. I needed space to think. To really figure out what I wanted. It was the end of a 6 year relationship, and the decision to end the relationship was my decision. It was a comfortable relationship, however I felt stagnant. I was missing a lot out of my life, and living in Florida was not helping. I cared for him deeply, but I cared even more for myself. For the desire to grow, and to feel alive again doing the things that I loved, which seemed to have all disappeared over the years of our relationship.
Every month, until November 2024, I was gone for a week. If not more. Visiting friends and family that I had not seen in years. Mostly living out of boxes or my suitcase, since having packed up all of my things, and moved them into my parents house… It was the start to a brand new adventure. One that I desperately needed. And looking back on it now… One that has ABSOLUTELY changed my life for the better.
The 3 months I spent in France went by in a weird mix of super fast, and super slow. I missed the United States. But I loved getting to spend so much time with my family. Getting to know more about who they were as people. It gave me the foundation that I needed to live the life that I wanted.
Starting the weight loss journey, having lost 55lbs in a year, started hiking, and being out in nature so much more regularly. Getting back in touch with my emotions, which was over a years worth of work, and deciding that I wanted to feel more connected with people.
I fell in love with the Alps region all over again. I took thousands, and thousands of photos on my phone. Wishing that I had brought my Canon Camera. I wanted to take beautiful photos to be able to share.
Coming back to the States, I was home for not even a week before I bought my dream car. A Cherry Red 2022 Chevy Blazer. I bought that car with the intention of traveling the country with it, but little did I know that within a year, I would have put 50,000 miles on it.
Since I bought the car, I’ve travelled to 27 states, bringing me to a total of 45 total states visited. I’ve been to 16 National Parks, some of them more than once. Throughout all of those, and others, I have been lucky enough to capture some absolutely incredible photos.
Moving across the country to Washington State, at the speed of which I did it, was something I didn’t think would happen. I thought that I would travel more of the West Coast, I loved Utah and considered that as a possible landing spot.
But I fell in love with this incredible area the first time I landed here in September 2023 for a best friend’s wedding. Another friend showed me around the area, and took me to Mt. Rainier. There was also an incredible archery community that accepted me, and wanted me to join them. To be there as one of their coaches, and to help fuel my passion of competing. From then on, I knew, I just knew that I was going to call this incredible place my home. 6 months later, I did.
A rchery Lights Up My Soul
Have you ever had anything that just completely consumes your being, and you become the embodiment of it? For me, thats Archery.
Maybe I’ll get around to making a video about what archery has done for me… I’ve got lots of new goals when it comes to archery moving forward, and I am excited to see how are I can go.
Visit my archery page to see all of my achievements to date.
A rt and D esign
Archery and Art have always been a part of my life. Art has been consistent outlet of self expression my entire life. My favorite mediums are charcoal, graphite, and colored pencil. I also love to play around with paints, be it oil or acrylic. My eagerness to work with a variety of mediums, paved the way for me to explore digital mediums and the online world. I started designing websites for myself when I was 11 years old. Websites got me interested in how everything worked, especially aspects of design. I caught on quickly, and the features came almost as second nature.
I continued to expand my artistic background throughout High School. In my junior year, I took a website development class using HTML and Dreamweaver. At the same time, I added more art classes until I was in AP Art, my senior year.
My artistic background influences every website I create. I am constantly learning new things, and am applying my new knowledge to my client’s sites. My goal with each client is constant, transparent communication, sending frequent updates and remaining just an email or call away.